Dehumidifier advice please

lstar337

goggle wrote: »

The extractor is a reasonable size - I will test the "suck" on the fan later & also check if it needs cleaning or anything - it comes on when you switch the bathroom light on & goes off about 10 mins (maybe more - I haven't timed it!) after you switch the light off.

It should probably be on longer, try setting it to 30mins or leave the light on for a while after getting out.

Do you leave your bathroom door open when you shower, and if you close it, is there a gap under the door large enough to let air in?

If no air can get in, the extractor will be fighting a losing battle.

dirty_magic

goggle wrote: »

I am suffering from excessive moisture in my bathroom this Autumn that I haven't noticed in previous years!After a long hot bath or shower, the bathroom walls are visibly wet & the windows dripping. This morning there was condensation dripping off the toilet cistern onto the floor!

If this hasn't happened before it sounds like your extractor isn't working as well as it used to!

Ken68

Not sure if recommended, but I put a de-humidifier in the bathroom, close all the windows, and place the lead under the door and plug in to a socket outside of the bathroom. close the door and it switches off at 60. Works perfect.

goggle

thanks everyone for your advice - it's really helping!

Tested the extractor last night & it held 3 sheets of thick toilet paper well (4 for a moment) & I also tested it with standard tissues & it held 5 well. It is a bit dusty so I'll have a go at cleaning it in case that's the problem

I think I'm maybe just being a bit too frugal with my heating this year so I'm noticing condensation more - previous years I'd probably have the heating on by now! Last night I got home from work & turned the heating straight on - I think maybe the house is a bit cold/damp & I need to warm it up a bit ...
Had a hot bath, but I opened the window almost fully during the bath (pulled the blind down 3/4 for modesty, but there's plenty of gap between the blind & the window for air flow) & whilst I noticed a big difference in air temperature getting out of the hot bath <brrrrr> I also noticed a huge difference in the amount of condensation produced so I think a combination of upping the general house temperature & getting the window open a lot more could be the answer here

Thanks for your help - feeling like a bit of a numpty